Update: Leopard reportedly attacks Potawatomi Zoo worker

May 24, 2008|SBT24/7 News Report

SOUTH BEND Â? A Potawatomi Zoo employee was taken to a hospital this morning after reportedly being attacked by an animal, Tribune reporters at the scene report. Her injuries donÂ?t appear to be life threatening, a policeman at the scene said.

It is unclear how the female employee was attacked, but the attack took place in a holding area of the zoo, a reporter said. There are reports that the animal was a leopard, the reporter said.

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